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Alaina Griffin

Continuing Studies Instructor

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Bio

Alaina Griffin (she/her) is an instructor, historian, and critic of architecture and the built environment, with a special focus on place making in rural North America. She teaches at UIC, IIT, and SAIC, and practiced residential design before pivoting to academia.
 

Courses

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Description

This course introduces the skills and insights needed to be a successful interior designer and examines why some designs are more successful than others. More than a style-selection course, you will learn what is required to design and build an interior space, gain a general knowledge of how interior designers work, and examine what it takes to move creative designs from idea to reality. Included is a survey of important and innovative designs happening today.

Class Number

2399

Credits

1